Everyone’s heard of the Chinese “tiger mom”—tough, overbearing women who subject their children to study schedules so rigorous and regimented that a military officer might blush. The idea is to nurture—or cram—prodigious skill and talent into their offspring before unleashing them on college entrance exams and well-paying jobs.
The most impressive “tiger mom” yet isn’t a woman, however.
Meet He Liesheng—former president of a bedding company, resident of the coastal city of Nanjing, and a man the mainland Chinese press are calling “eagle dad.”
He Liesheng and his son at the marathon in Nanjing. The Paper
